found the fairy woods and troll hollow
tucked away in the middle of the trees
when your eyes are open
there is always so much to discover.
“we dance round in a ring and suppose,
but the secret sits in the middle and knows.”
-robert frost
Jul10
Category Archives: Life
Jul9
ninja vs. peaches.
when i received my ninja 1000
as a wonderful gift
i (aka peaches) was elated
ready to chop, dice shred, blend, puree..
but right from the beginning
it was clear that my ninja had the same plans for me
every time i used it
my fingers would somehow end up sliced
everyone i asked who had one
said this had never happened to them
and it was obvious to me
that the ninja was winning.
in my own ninja counter move
i have decided to pass him on
to another potential victim
with the user’s manual, a box of ‘my little pony’ bandaids,
and a wish to both of them for the best of luck.
*tangent: during this saga, i was reminded of the pink panther movies
where peter sellers and his manservant/ninja, cato
were constantly battling in surprise situations
in an effort to keep inspector clouseau in top form.
*Cato Fong is Clouseau’s Chinese manservant, trained to attack him regularly to keep him alert and skilled in martial arts. Cato and Clouseau have a love-hate relationship, with their fights being long and vicious, as well as destructive to the furniture, and always interupted by the telephone ringing, at which point they will become civil again. Cato puts a lot of effort into taking his employer by surprise, and Clouseau never really feels safe as Cato will stop at nothing. A running gag is Cato attacking Clouseau during a romantic moment, or else Clouseau going away and Cato transforming the apartment.
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“only a ninja can stop a ninja”
-sho kosygin
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credits: united artists, pink panther films
Jul8
t-rexcue.
Waru, the rescue kangaroo joey does his best Tyrannosaurus Rex impersonation
Waru is still very young so spends most of his time in the pouch.
He spends just a few minutes a day learning how to stand up.
—
“NOTE: In the rare situation a megatsunami washes a T. rex into your path, you won’t be carrying a weapon large enough to hurt it. If it’s intent on eating you, it will eat you. However, you will be killed by the coolest dinosaur ever. Most people go their whole lives without ever seeing a T. rex in person. Do you know how lucky you are?”
― Andrew Shaffer, How to Survive a Sharknado and Other Unnatural Disasters: Fight Back When Monsters and Mother Nature Attack
—
The Kangaroo Sanctuary Alice Springs, Australia
Jul7
frida.
happy birthday to frida
one of my favorite artists
thanks for keeping the flowers
and everything else you painted,
so alive.
—
“i paint flowers so they will not die.”
-frida kahlo
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image: the art of knowing, by frida kahlo, angst gallery
Jul6
amy’s choice.
oh, amy what have you done?
after a bit of an unexplained absence
and when rejoining us outside at her picnic
amy tells us that she was busy inside
setting her mother up with her old iPad
and is already feeling a bit of remorse and worry
that this choice may have created
a life-long need for her tech support
and round-the-clock calls to her
yearning for immediate answers
to the endless questions as to the subtleties and mysteries
contained within the world of apple products.
her brother quickly makes it clear
that he is hands-off
and is not in any way involved in this endeavor.
she speaks openly of her fear
while the only other things we know
that she is afraid of are mascots
though this new level of fear
may have even topped that.
we all reassure her that she is a good daughter for having done this
while at the same time privately harboring
our own personal doubts
about the potential risk/reward factor involved in her choice.
about 3 minutes went by
and this is a picture of amy re-entering her house
after she has been called in
to where her mother sits with her new iPad
and her first ‘question/glitch.’
she looks frightened and unsure of what awaits her inside.
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“choices are the hinges of destiny.”
-edwin markham
Jul5
walk together.
what better way to celebrate the day than walking all together
the local merchants
the stormtrooper
the squirrel
the roller derby team
the pedal bikers
the mayor
the musicians with a cause
the snow buddies
the creatures.
and so many, many, more.
—
“diversity is about all of us,
and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together.”
-jacqueline woodson
jacqueline is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. She received the 2018 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award and the 2018 Children’s Literature Legacy Award, and is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for her New York Times bestselling memoir Brown Girl Dreaming, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor, the NAACP Image Award and a Sibert Honor. In 2015, Woodson was named the Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation.
Jul4
you say potato, i say patriot.
“you have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks and soldiers who file by the white house in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy and the flies die from happiness. you may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.”
-erma bombeck
happy birthday u.s.a!
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image credit: savorthebest.com
Jul3
where some see light, others see night.
The City of Ann Arbor Government
and the
US National Weather Service – Detroit
issued this statement yesterday:
We lost 38 seconds of daylight yesterday. By the end of the month, we’ll be losing over 2 minutes each day and by the end of next month, nearly 20 minutes per week. Here’s what you can expect as you savor the waning days of Michigan’s warm season:
July: -45 minutes lost
August: -1 hour 16 minutes lost
September: -1 hour 22 minutes lost
October: -1 hour 23 minutes lost
November: -1 hour 1 minute lost
It won’t be long until you have an extra 6 hours of darkness to spend on your indoor hobbies. Have a great Monday.
i think that someone may have been very hot and had a tough monday.
—
“we’re burnin’ daylight.”
-john wayne
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image credit: kur4
Jul2
literacy?
when reading this article about literacy
i was saddened by it
yet i was struck by an typo
not meant to be ironic
that perhaps unknowingly proved the point.
“literacy is a bridge from misery to hope.”
― kofi annan
Jul1
beaver tails.
Beaver Tails
(no rodents were harmed in the making of this treat)
Some people might be horrified at the idea of eating the tail of a semi-aquatic rodent. But the sweet beaver tails that Canadians feast upon aren’t taken from beavers. Instead, they are big paddles of whole-wheat dough, fried to golden crispness. The final product is often doused in toppings such as cinnamon-sugar, chocolate, whipped cream, and maple butter.
While their name has become shorthand for a big, wheat doughnut, most come from one place: the BeaverTails chain of pastry shops. For the last 40 years, the Ontario-founded company has been slinging beaver tails, or queues de castor, at outlets across Canada. Flavors range from savory (garlic cheese, anyone?) to sweet (apple cinnamon). Fan favorites are the Killalou Sunrise, topped with cinnamon-sugar and lemon, or the Triple Trip, which boasts chocolate hazelnut spread, peanut butter, and Reese’s Pieces. In eastern Canada, they’re often a winter treat, perfect for after skating.
As the tails have slowly spread around the world, from Dubai to Dollywood, their indulgent taste and evocative name has made them an iconic part of Canada’s cuisine.
happy canada day to our sweet neighbors to the north!
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credits: atlas obscura/gastro obscura/taste montreal
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